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Please view my student level course and why sidemount pages before continuing with this page.

Please note: The best way to prepare yourself for this course is to take the student level courses first and then gain experience diving in sidemount configuration (recommend 50 to 100 dives). Then complete the instructor course, another option I make available only to experienced technical instructors; take the student and instructor course together and then I recommend before you start teaching you build up the high level sidemount experience level required to offer future students a safe and valuable sidemount course. Prior experience making wreck or cave penetration dives will be required to complete the student and instructor course together at this level. "There is no substitute for time spent in the water"

Why do this course..? 

Benefits for the PADI Instructor are;

• All the student course benefits...
• Be able to offer a technical specialty that is unique.
• Take your training with someone who has experience making dives at this level.
• "Over 2 years in only sidemount and cannot think of a reason to don a twinset" 

What will I be able to teach after this course..?

This technical instructor course covers how to organize, promote and conduct the PADI TecRec Distinctive Specialty Advanced Sidemount Wreck course. The course was designed with the technical diver in mind and builds upon their current skills and experience levels. 

What will we do..? 

Course duration - 2/3 days with classroom, practical workshops, training dive & 3 wreck penetration dives 

• Day 1 - Classroom theory, equipment workshop, surface line laying skills and drills. 
• Day 2 - Skills training dive, Wreck penetration dive 1.
• Day 3 - Wreck penetration dives 2 & 3. 

Each candidate will...

• Present academic topic(s) (presentations) from my distinctive specialty diver course outline and custom powerpoint slides.
• Understand the purpose and goals and explain the course standards and procedures.
• Review and setup all student diver and instructor equipment required for training courses.
• Demonstrate mastery of all knowledge development and water skill performance requirements for the advanced wreck course.
• Conduct an open water teaching assignment and demonstrate all open water performance requirements for the sidemount courses.
• Learn how to conduct all course segments, gain all my training tips and tricks.
• Will conduct a marketing and promotional workshop, find out how to best use this specialty in your market.  

Recommend: If you are looking to take the student and instructor course together, you may want at least a day between the courses to further practice your sidemounting skills. During the instructor course you will be required to show role model demonstrations of all the skills you learn't during the student level course. Prior experience making wreck or cave penetration dives will be required to complete the student and instructor course together at this level.

Once you have completed the instructor course I will advise you to build up your sidemounting skill level and suggest you make at least 100 dives in sidemount and at least 25 to 50 wreck penetration dives in sidemount, before running your first sidemount advanced wreck course, that way you will have developed the necessary muscle memory and experience to offer your students a sidemount course of value. 

What do I need to start and what's the cost..?

You need to be; a teaching status DSAT Tec Deep Instructor (or higher), PADI Wreck Diving Specialty Instructor, TEC Advanced SM Wreck Diver Specialty, Have at least 10 logged dives in sidemount and be at least 18 years old.

Cost... Due to my current schedule I am "on request" visiting many countries worldwide. I have a sidemount training proposal for overseas clients which can be emailed. Please contact me and we can go through the options.

What can I do once certified and what to try next..?